Posted on 10/23/2005 9:15:28 PM PDT by gpapa
Monday, October 24, 2005 12:01 a.m. EDT
President Bush has returned from a weekend in Camp David, where much of the discussion centered on the beleaguered nomination of Harriet Miers. While the president is determined to press forward, the prognosis he received was grim. Her visits with senators have gone poorly. Her written answers to questions from the Senate were sent back as if they were incomplete homework. The nominee herself has stumbled frequently in the tutorials in which government lawyers are grilling her in preparation for her Nov. 7 hearings.
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The silence from them has been rather deafening since last night has it not?
;-)
Your link went to a site that is suspect:
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They wouldn't support Miers because she isn't LDS and is childless, and does not have the "litigating" experience for principle (codeword for religious) based family policies they are looking for.
So, imagine that you are someone else besides yourself, and you are reading this post of yours and trying to figure out what you are intending to say. What is it?
I'm hearing he's a big fan of his butler, who had to appear in traffic court once. So he's probably got a "common sense" approach to libertyfying and governmentalating and all.
The silence from them has been rather deafening since last night has it not?
As soundly and repeatedly as the shrill shills of the Aunt Harriet Hallelujah Choir have had their pin-headed "arguments" spanked over the past two days: we'll doubtless be subjected to far fewer of their assorted mewlings and whinnyings between now and the inevitable withdrawal of their patron saint's absurd, meritless nomination. :)
www.rightsideredux.com? The link is to a website that has documented the various arguments pro and con for the Miers nomination. Understandably, that is too painful for you, so you deflect.
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They wouldn't support Miers because she isn't LDS and is childless, and does not have the "litigating" experience for principle (codeword for religious) based family policies they are looking for.
You're obviously as unqualified as anyone to speak for the LDS.
It ranks right behind Opinion Journal when it comes to providing fresh opinion pieces from a (predominately) conservative perspective.
Even better than Town Hall!
:)
B. If anything, it was weighted-heavily-in favor of the pro-Miers side, which anyone who crosschecked each argument-and analyzed the relative validity of each one-would realize.
C. As far as I know, none of the arguments bore any relation to the Church of Latter Day Saints, which I believe is neutral on SCOTUS appointments.
Standing & applauding Loudly!
Well said & I agree 100%
Wow, I thought I was reading a liberal post with all the name calling & insult hurling.
Way to drive home a point (not)
This is something that Andy and the president cooked up," a White House adviser told Time magazine. "Andy knew it would appeal to the president because he loves appointing his own people and being supersecret and stealthy about it." Conservatives still recall that in the White House of the first President Bush, Mr. Card was deputy chief of staff to Mr. Sununu, the prime backer of Judge Souter. Mr. Card told me on Friday that "it would be a complete exaggeration to say I played a role in the Souter selection. I merely supported his nomination as I did all presidential appointments."
When Martin Bubur was asked about power, he explained power was needed in life to accomplish goals, and that power only became corrupt or evil when it was sought after only for it's own sake. It's not comforting when a look at Miers issues tells us the only reason she's in public service is for her own benefit.
Thanks, flashbunny! I have to go back downstairs and try to fix my printer, so I can study this article better.
ROTFLMAO! I needed that!
That's one lesson. Another is that if you have settled for "less than the best," explain why that is the case (e.g., 60 vote hurdle, don't want a fight, etc.).
Another is to not insult supporters who provide reasoned criticism.
Another is to be a good listener - and to be appropriately responsive, considering the merit (or lack) of the criticism.
" Another is to not insult supporters who provide reasoned criticism."
That is a good one too. Don't call those who gave you countless volunteer hours, and hundreds of millions of dollars "sexists," and "elitists."
I might agree with the Bork/Scalia model-when it comes to legislative and executive discretionary powers not being encroached upon by the courts-and the Thomas/D. Ginsburg model-as far as upholding core Constitutional values is concerned, e.g. property rights, the correct interpretation of the commerce clause, etc.,-but I don't believe that either approach is wholly meritless.
However, I can't say the same of the ad hoc, politically expedient, self-absorbed approach taken by the Breyer school on ALL of these issues.
Don't bring the people that's been fighting the liberals in the trench. You'll be labeled sexists, blah...blah... (/sarcasm off)
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